๐Ÿ‚ Raking It In At Woodlawns! ๐Ÿ‚

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
Yianny
Ben Margerison
Katie Allan
Fi
Adam West
Patrick
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Lambeth

Tuesday 5th May

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What a Tuesday! The GoodGym Lambeth crew descended on the Woodlawns Centre armed with rakes, good vibes, and apparently a keen eye for unexpected discoveries. ๐Ÿ‘€

Fi, Ben, Patrick (welcome back, stranger! ๐ŸŽ‰) and the fully-restored Adam โ€” back to his best like a freshly serviced lawnmower โ€” showed up ready to make a difference for The Lunch Club Streatham, who use Woodlawns for half their service days. โค๏ธ

These are the people feeding the community, so the least we could do was make sure their garden isnโ€™t a leafy, twiggy obstacle course.

And boy, did we deliver. Weโ€™re talking many. MANY. bags of leaves โ€” composted, not binned, because weโ€™re environmentally virtuous like that ๐ŸŒฑ.

Litter was picked. Twigs were sorted (yes, twig sorting is a skill and yes, we have it). The pathway was cleared to a standard that would make a Chelsea Flower Show judge weep with joy. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐ŸŒธ

But the highlight? Nestled amongst the foliage like a peculiar nature reserve exhibit: one twin pack of unopened condoms. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ We will not speculate. We will simply note that the garden is clearly a space full of life and possibility. ๐Ÿคฉ

The Woodlawns garden is now ready for everyone to enjoy โ€” which is the whole point, isnโ€™t it? Community spaces, cared for by communities. Thatโ€™s what weโ€™re about. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿพ

Big love to Fi, Adam, Ben and Patrick for getting stuck in. Same time next week? ๐Ÿƒโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹


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The Lunch Club is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping anyone who may be struggling to afford or prepare their own meals by providing healthy, freshly cooked lunches. We are a new charity looking to make a big difference to our local community.

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